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At core of software leader SAP's product, an open source code developed at KTH
Computer Science Professor Christian Schulte's Gecode configuration engine is at the core of one of software leader SAP's leading products. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Jan 03, 2019Open source software developed at KTH is at the core of a business system from German software giant SAP. The system S/4HANA has nearly 400,000 customers, who are influenced on a daily basis by KTH pr...
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EU transport research consortium aims to improve use of urban space
Now that KTH has been selected to be part of MOBiLus, which focuses on urban space and transport, the university is a partner in five of the eight EIT consortia. Published Dec 27, 2018The EU's major technology and innovation initiative, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has just closed two new calls. KTH has won the competition to be part of one of them, na...
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Students not waiting for leaders to act on climate
The forest fires that engulfed Sweden during the hottest July on record are one of the most visible signs of climate change in Scandinavia, where students are beginning to take matters into their own hands. (Photo: Roger Von Walden, CC BY-SA 2.0) Published Dec 07, 2018A group of students at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is taking the climate crisis into its own hands. Sally Bolin, a third-year Mechanical Engineering student from France, explains how – and why –...
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Master student inspires youths during Nobel Week
Published Dec 05, 2018Danya Mohamad, master student at KTH, is one of 25 selected students who will hold a lecture during the Nobel Week, arranged by Stockholm Youth International Science Seminar (SIYSS).
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Teamwork lifts research
Annika Stensson Trigell, vice president for research at KTH. (Photo: Håkan Lindgren) Published Nov 27, 2018Team work, cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary science; these are fundamental pillars in KTH's research, and determiners of its reputation.
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Reducing consumption is climate smart – but how to make it attractive?
Associate Professor Karin Bradley is on a quest to find out how climate smart changes in the way we consume can be made mainstream. (Photo: Håkan Lindgren) Published Nov 23, 2018Borrow your neighbour’s ladder. Repair that broken bike. Share your wardrobe. There’s more to sustainable consumption than simply buying eco-labeled products. Karin Bradley heads a research project th...
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This gold-winning team at iGEM created a way to prevent pharmaceuticals from washing into waterways
The iGEM Stockholm team brought home two gold medals for its water treatment innovation, Biotic Blue. Published Nov 20, 2018A team of students has won gold medals in a major global competition by developing a method for cleaning antibiotics and drug residues from wastewater – before it’s released into rivers and seas.
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Large portion of Amazon rain forest could lose legal protection
Large areas of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil are facing destruction if provisions of Brazil's law are invoked. Published Nov 14, 2018Nearly 150,000 square kilometers of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil is at risk of losing its legal protection, according to a new Swedish-Brazilian study involving KTH.
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Super-strong, bio-compatible material may reduce broken fillings
A sample, cutaway tooth that was filled with the new material developed at KTH. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Nov 09, 2018Soon you may no longer have to worry about how long your dental repairs will last. A new dental reconstruction material developed at KTH offers unprecedented improvements over existing acrylate-based ...
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Interactive design ideas unveiled by master's students
"Sand Mirror", designed by (from left) Andreas Almqvist from Sweden, Karolina Drobotowic from Poland and Tallulah Gillard from France. Published Nov 02, 2018Master’s students in the Physical Interaction Design course held an exhibition in the Library this week, where they demonstrated their team projects.
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Robots that lend a “hand” carrying objects are a breakthrough for human-machine cooperation
In the test environment, researchers show how a robot works cooperatively on a physical task with a human. Published Oct 26, 2018Physical interaction between robots and humans is advancing to a new level, as researchers report.
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One thousand high school students attended Future Friday
Published Oct 25, 2018What kind of career opportunities will technologies offer in the future? KTH’s inspirational Future Friday event for high school students took place last week, offering a glimpse of what awaits young ...
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New method of mapping the voice could improve the treatment of voice patients
Published Oct 25, 2018The measurement methods commonly used in voice therapy do not usually take into account how different individual voices are. A new thesis from KTH presents a method by which a person´s entire voice ra...
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Researchers may have figured out one way acne bacteria defies treatment
The structural biology research team that discovered special enzymes which could enable acne-causing bacteria to resist treatment. From left, Dayanand Kalyanim, Henrik Aspeborg, Christina Divne and Tom Reichenbach. (Photo: courtesy of Christina Divne) Published Oct 22, 2018Researchers at KTH have discovered how acne-causing bacteria feed off their human hosts, opening the possibility for finding effective ways to treat severe acne.
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Study shows faster, scalable way to make molecular semiconductors
A nano-scale view of a molecular junction created with a new, scalable method reported in Nature Communications by researchers at KTH. Published Oct 16, 2018Visions for what we can do with future electronics depend on finding ways to go beyond the capabilities of silicon conductors. The experimental field of molecular electronics is thought to represent a...
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Sweden's King took a tour of the experimental student housing at campus' Live In Lab
Published Oct 12, 2018Students living in the experimental Live In Lab apartments at KTH were visited this week by His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.
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Machine learning competition seeks best models for mapping human proteins
The aim of the competition is to develop models capable of classifying mixed patterns of proteins in microscope images. Published Oct 04, 2018Biomedical researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have opened up an online machine learning competition that will award USD 37,000 to be split among the creators of the best algorithms for c...
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Ancient details of mummy’s hand revealed with advanced radiology technique
Advanced radiology techniques enabled an unprecedented examination of the soft tissues in a mummified hand from 400 BCE. Published Sep 27, 2018A mummified human hand from ancient Egypt was CT scanned by researchers at KTH to reveal unprecedented microscopic detail of soft tissues that are thousands of years old.
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AI created more than 100,000 pieces of music after analyzing Irish and English folk tunes
Bob Sturm performs one of the pieces generated by artificial intelligence in the style of Irish and English traditional music. Published Sep 24, 2018At turns lively and yearning, the traditional folk musics of Ireland and Britain have made their mark around the world. Now this perennially popular music is helping computers learn to become a new ki...
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Imogen Heap charms at opening of Music Tech Fest
Singer and innovator Imogen Heap speaks about her blockchain solution for the music industry. (Photos: David Callahan) Published Sep 05, 2018At the opening of Music Tech Fest this week, recording artist and producer Imogen Heap presented her ambitions for using blockchain technology to manage music rights; and the natural reverb of the und...
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